Tristan Jepson
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Tristan Jepson was an Australian law graduate and writer.
. While still an undergraduate law student, he began to write and perform comedy as director of the University of New South Wales' Law Revue
. On graduation in 2003, he joined the cast of the AFI Award nominated sketch comedy TV programme Big Bite
, where he was perhaps best known for impersonations of Tom Gleisner
in parody sketches of The Panel.
Diagnosed with clinical depression in 1998, Jepson suffered bouts during his university years and took his own life, aged 26.
inaugurated an annual Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture in 2006.
Biography
Jepson was educated at Trinity Grammar School and the University of New South WalesUniversity of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. While still an undergraduate law student, he began to write and perform comedy as director of the University of New South Wales' Law Revue
University of New South Wales Revues
Students produce a number of comedy revues at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia each year. Written and performed by students, the shows comment satirically on current affairs, pop culture, dating and university life. They feature song parodies, short sketches, video segments...
. On graduation in 2003, he joined the cast of the AFI Award nominated sketch comedy TV programme Big Bite
Big Bite
Big Bite was an Australian sketch comedy television series, which ran on the Seven Network from 8 May, 2003 to 4 March, 2004 in a prime time timeslot on Thursdays...
, where he was perhaps best known for impersonations of Tom Gleisner
Tom Gleisner
Tom Gleisner is an Australian director, producer, writer, comedian, occasional actor and author. He was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne, Australia.-Television, radio and film:...
in parody sketches of The Panel.
Diagnosed with clinical depression in 1998, Jepson suffered bouts during his university years and took his own life, aged 26.
Memorials
The Tristan Jepson Memorial Fund, named in his honor, is an organization which works to foreground issues of mental illness across the legal profession. The University of New South WalesUniversity of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
inaugurated an annual Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture in 2006.